Notes: Berry skipped workouts 'just to rest'

Outside linebacker Bertrand Berry's decision to skip voluntary practices this summer led to speculation that he was unhappy with the one-year, $1 million deal he signed this spring.

Not so, Berry said after arriving in Flagstaff.

He skipped the workouts "just to rest," said Berry, who turns 34 in August. "As I said at the end of the season, I'm not a spring chicken, I'm a summer duck. You have to kind of treat your body accordingly. You can't always go out there and do every single thing that's going on out there.'

"For me, it was a way to relax a little bit, get some rest, recharge the batteries from a long season. It had nothing to do with the contract at all."

Making weight

Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt was pleased with the physical condition of his team, although he will have a better gauge after Thursday's conditioning run.

But every player made weight, including nose tackle Alan Branch, who came in at 332 pounds, just where coaches wanted him.

That pleased Whisenhunt, who has had numerous discussions with Branch about his weight.

Tight end Stephen Spach, who underwent surgery for a torn knee ligament this year, has been cleared to practice but will be limited to one workout a day. Defensive end Kenny Iwebema, who had a benign chest tumor removed this summer, also might be limited.